Conant Center

The Miriam H. and John A. Conant Performing Arts Center, completed in 1997, is a four-story state-of-the-art theatrical and performance facility providing a permanent home to Oglethorpe University's Theatre Department and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival. It houses a mainstage theatre with seating for 511, an expansive lobby, a snack bar, a gift shop, rehearsal and dressing rooms, a scene dock, a small library, a covered veranda for receptions, and administrative offices. Expansion plans include the addition of an enclosed scene shop, costume shop and storage.

The Conant Center is the product of a joint venture by Oglethorpe University and the Georgia Shakespeare Festival to bring more artistic and educational opportunities to the Oglethorpe student body and the Atlanta community. In support of this directive, the Conant Center has hosted such guests as the Berlin Chamber Orchestra, the Atlanta Chamber Players, musical artists Sukay, international pianist Enrique Graf, and Atlanta's own GardenHouse Dance. Other recent Conant Center events include the Eco-Symposium with keynote speaker Ted Turner, a discussion with NPR personality David Broncaccio, and An International Summit on Europe featuring former U.S. Secretaries of State Alexander Haig and Lawrence Eagleburger. Previous seasons have also seen mezzo-soprano Brenda Boozer, the conference Women in the Civil Rights Movement, the Michael O'Neal Chamber Singers, and acclaimed performance artist Kate Bornstein, among others.

For Box Office information, call 404.504.1074

For facility rental and schedule information, contact Jimmy Ebersole, Director of Special Events, at 404.364.8433. For other questions about the building, contact Pete Cutter, Technical Director of the Conant Center, at 404.504.3434.